SUMMER READING
Rising 1st Graders
Mary G. Porter Traditional School
First Grade Summer Reading Program
The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy
quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student
participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the
program are required to complete a minimum number of readings over the summer.
Students participating in the program in First Grade will complete a list of books read. The
documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or
guardian signature indicating that the student has completed the reading.
First Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's
Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply.
Students in First Grade will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a
maximum of five. The summer reading documentation will be submitted by the
student by the end of the second week of school.
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the
student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable.
Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation
is also acceptable.
Read any books by these authors:
Arnold, Tedd
Hi! Fly Guy
Scholastic , 2005
Super Fly Guy
Scholastic , 2006
Funny beginning reader books about Buzz and his pet fly.
Brown Marc
Arthur's Family Vacation
It's summer vacation time for Arthur.
Capucilli, Alyssa
Biscuit
HarperCollins, 1996
Read any books in this beginning reader series about the adventures of a little dog.
Carle, Eric
The Very Busy Spider
Philomel, 1984
A spider is too busy building a web to talk to the farm animals.
Ehlert, Lois
Waiting for Wings
Harcourt, 2001
Simple text and bright pictures show how butterflies use flowers and identify several types
of butterflies.
DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Candelwick,2004
Mr. and Mrs. Watson have a pig named Mercy.
Fleming, Denise
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Little, Brown, 1993
H.Holt, 1991
Rhyming text presents a child’s view of creatures found in the grass such as ants, bees, and
moles.
Gibbons, Gail
Coral Reefs
Holiday House, 2007
Colorful introduction to sea life found in a coral reef.
Henkes, Kevin
A Good Day
Greenwillow, 2007
At the beginning, each of four animals is having a bad day: "Little yellow bird lost his
favorite tail feather.” But then each problem is resolved and the little girl who finds yellow
bird's lost feather is overjoyed to find that it is a good day after all!
Kvasnosky, Laura McGee Zelda and Ivy
Candlewick, 2007
Funny stories about two fabulous fox sisters.
Martin, Bill
I Love Our Earth
Charlesbridge, 2006
A simple poem celebrates the colors of varied landscapes and the glories of the seasons.
Each line of text is illustrated with a photo of a boys and girls from many racial and ethnic
groups. Panoramic vistas from around the globe capture our beautiful earth.
Mayer, Mercer
Just Grandma and Me
Golden Book, 1983
A trip to the beach with Grandma provides lots of fun and surprises.
Minarik, Else
Little Bear
HarperCollins, 1957
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
Ray, Mary Lyn
All Aboard
Little, Brown, 2002
A little girl going to visit her grandparents, boards a train and finds it full of animal
passengers. Then a rabbit named Mr. Barnes gets on, and the story follows him as he
watches out the window while the train rumbles across the country. Simple lyrical text
captures the rhythms of a train as it clips along the tracks, while vibrant cut-paper and
colored-pencil illustrations show the train streaking its way through exciting landscapes.
Sendak, Maurice
Chicken Soup With Rice
HarperCollins, 1962
Each month is fun when eating chicken soup in these delightful rhymes.
Shannon, David
Duck on a Bike
Scholastic, 2002
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride
bikes too.
Willems, Mo
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Hyperion, 2003
Told in simple retro-cartoonish drawings is a humorous story in which a pigeon that longs to
drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true.
Caldecott Honor book.
Read any alphabet books such as:
Fleming, Denise
Alphabet Under Construction
Holt, 2002
One energetic little mouse working as hard as he can creates an entire
alphabet. Nailing, carving, gluing, and tiling, he whips through the alphabet
like a mouse-sized cyclone.
Read any folktale books such as:
Brett, Jan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Putnam, 1987
Pinkney, Jerry
Little Red Hen
Dial, 2006
A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of
baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.
Read any poetry books such as:
Carle, Eric
Animals, Animals
Philomel, 1989
An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets
and wild and domestic animals.
Prelutsky, Jack
Read-aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
A. Knopf, 1986
Collection of 200 short poems by American and English authors.
Read any books about animals such as:
Arnold, Caroline
A Panda’s World , A Killer Whale’s World, A Penguin’s World, A Zebra’s World
Picture Window, 2006
This award winning series explores the world of black and white animals with bold, cut
paper illustrations.